BMW X Series

The BMW X5 already offers one of the broadest engine line-ups in its class, and it is about to grow again. Buyers can pick petrol, diesel, plug-in hybrid or full electric power, with a hydrogen version waiting in the wings. Now a sixth choice is taking shape. Reports from China …

The new BMW X5 has landed with a number Munich clearly wants you to remember. The 2027 car makes 394 horsepower in its base form, which is 19 more than the mid-range Mercedes-Benz GLE 450 musters. In a segment where German rivals trade specification sheets like ammunition, that headline figure …

The BMW iX5 M has been caught working hard at the Nurburgring, and its arrival marks a proper break with tradition. BMW’s next flagship performance SUV drops the outgoing X5 M’s 4.4-litre twin-turbo V8 in favour of a full battery-electric powertrain, with a reveal pencilled in for 2027. Fans of …

The BMW X5 has just made its closest rival look distinctly underprepared. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety ran both the X5 and the Mercedes-Benz GLE through its pedestrian front crash prevention programme. The X5 walked away with a good rating, the top mark available. The GLE, in standard form, …

Every new BMW X5 begins life as flat sheet metal in South Carolina. BMW announced plans for its first American factory in Spartanburg back in 1992, and the lines started running in 1994 with cars such as the E36 3 Series. Three decades on, the plant has become the brand’s …